Improvement in hoof-sgirts



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Letters Patent No. 93,573, (lated August l0, 1869.

'IMPROVEMENT IN HOOP-SKITS.

The Schedule referred to in theseLettg-:rs Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom/it may concern:

Be it known 'that we, JOHN WHITEHEAD, and JOHN MCKEEVER, both of thecity, county, and State ot' NewYork, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Hoop-Skirts; and we do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable thoseskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference'being hadA to theaccompanying drawing, forming part ot' this speciiicatiomin whichdrawingv Figure l represents a'side elevation of this invention. Figure2 is a horizontal section thereof.

Similar letters indicatecorrespolnling parts. v

This invention consists- Y v First, in the arrangement ofan apron, in'combination'with an open, front hoop-skirt, said apron being secured tothe waistband, and to the tapes which support the open ends ofthe hoops,by hooks, but-tons',

or other suitable fastenings, in such a manner'that, by said apron, theopen ends of the hoops are prevented from sticking out and injuring thedress worn over the hoop-skirt; and, furthermore, if the apron issoiled, it can be readily-removed for washing.

' Second, our invention consists in providing a hoopskirt with aremovable bottom part,- a-nd a removable apron down the front of theskirt, which is formed with au open space, as will hereinafter be morefully described. v

' A represents a hoop-skirt, the bottom part, a, of

v which is secured to vthe main part, b, by means of buttons, o, orother suitable fastenings, so that it can be v,

readily detached for the purpose of ,washing it, or replacing it byanother bottom, of the saine or different description/ In hoop-skirts-ot' the ordinary construction, the bottom part, which is most liable tobecome soiled `or worn, cannot be removed, and, when the bottom part andwhen itis worn out, it canbe easily replaced by4 another bottom part,without disturbing,r the main part of the skirt..

Whentheskirt A is made with an open front,

shown, we att-ach toit 'nu apron, (l, which is connected to thewaistband e byhooks f, or other .suitable fastp i enings,- and to Vthetapes g, which support the -opeu ends of the hoops, byfmeans' of buttonh, or other suitable 'fastenings This apron prevents the open ends ofthehoops from injuring the dress worn over the hoop-skirt, and','when it issoiled, it can be readily i vremoved and washed. ,1 If desired, thehoop-skirtcan be worn withoutthe aprbn.

s We donot claimv :removable bottom part as new 'in itselt`,.as weareawai'fesuchnhas been used beiore'; i

but,"haYing't-hus described our invention,

We claim' asnew, and desirel to secure by Letters Patent- 1.` .Theaprond, v'removably attached at the sides of the open space, v'whichextends Vfrom the top to the bottom of the skirt, and covering saidspace, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

2. A skirt formed with an' open -front extendiug .|,l

throughout its length, and provided with aremovable apron, (l, and aremovable bottom part, a, which does not continue entirely around theskirt, but is attached to vthe tapes at 'the sides of the opening, inthe front of-the skirt, substantially as and lfor the purposes hereinshown und described.y JOHN \VHITEHEAD.

JOHN MCKEEVER.

Witnesses W'.' HAUEF, Guns. WAHLERs.

